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I returned from W.A some time ago, but there hasn't been much point in posting. This is because the current part we're working on - the lettering - is extraordinarily monotonous. And never-ending. It feels vaguely like swimming towards a waterfall - we're working, sure, but we don't seem to be getting anywhere very fast. :D ( Read more... )

THIS IS DESTROYING MY SOUL.

*is currently designing detailed floorplans for floors 2 through 7*

Also, I fly out to Western Australia in...oh...five hours, and must have these floorplans delivered to Tai by then.

ARGH.

We realised very early on that there was absolutely no chance of getting eight floors, towers and dungeons to fit on a "large, square piece of parchment". I have absolutely no idea how JKR imagined her map, but there must have been magic involved somewhere (*bricked*). Luckily for us, whoever designed the props for the PoA movie was clearly ( Read more... )

I tend to be a bit of a Canon Bitch most of the time - my memory for canonical facts is utterly inexplicable, considering my memory in all other areas - and spend half my life answering questions (true, they generally only come from the kids I work with, but still) and cringing at mistakes in fic ( Read more... )

Welcome to Marauder Mapmaking central, also known as The Crazy Geek-Self Part You Generally Try To Hide.

This is here to give myself and blackboggart a place to both record and vent while we attempt to construct the Marauders Map, a task deemed 'impossible' by JKR herself. It will also most likely be a means of communication between the two of us ( Read more... )